north (1-2) vs geelong (3-0)
roos stun cats by 5. north (2-2) geelong (3-1)
hawthorn (1-2) vs essendon (3-0)
dons beat hawks by 47. essendon (4-0) hawthorn (1-3)
bulldogs (2-1) vs carlton (2-1)
dogs beat blues by 39. bulldogs (3-1) carlton (2-2)
sydney (3-0) vs collingwood (3-0)
pies beat swans by 5. collingwood (4-0) sydney (3-1)
| Sydney | 101 | |
| Collingwood | 106 |
west coast (1-1-1) vs adelaide (0-3)
eagles beat crows by 114. west coast (2-1-1) adelaide (0-4)
| West Coast | 187 | |
| Adelaide | 73 |
port (0-3) vs brisbane (1-2)
power beat lions by 43. port (1-3) brisbane (1-3)
| Port Adelaide | 149 | |
| Brisbane | 106 |
melbourne (1-2) vs st kilda (0-1-2)
dees beat saints by 90. melbourne (2-2) st kilda (0-1-3)
richmond (1-2) vs freo (1-2) uor
dockers stun tigers by 1. freo (2-2) richmond (1-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 4 | 16 | 167.28 |
| COLL | 4 | 16 | 139.07 |
| WB | 4 | 12 | 120.00 |
| GEEL | 4 | 12 | 116.59 |
| SYD | 4 | 12 | 113.59 |
| WCE | 4 | 10 | 137.96 |
| MELB | 4 | 8 | 124.34 |
| FREM | 4 | 8 | 95.55 |
| NM | 4 | 8 | 94.92 |
| CARL | 4 | 8 | 93.78 |
| BRIS | 4 | 4 | 88.29 |
| RICH | 4 | 4 | 83.75 |
| HAW | 4 | 4 | 74.53 |
| PORT | 4 | 4 | 74.24 |
| STK | 4 | 2 | 70.40 |
| ADEL | 4 | 0 | 70.11 |
round 5 matches
bulldogs v collingwood
essendon v carlton
brisbane v adelaide
freo v melbourne gor
geelong v west coast
north v sydney
st kilda v richmond
port v hawthorn